Loop or frame for belts.



No. 802,559. PATENTED UGT. 24, 1905.

H. J. GAISMAN.

LOOP 0R FRAME FOR BELTS.

APPLIGATION FILED PEB. z3. 1904.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oet. 24, 1905.

Application filed 'February 23, 1904. Serial No. 194,767.

To all when?, if; ln/ty concern:

Be it known that l, HENRY J. GArsMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York city, borough of Manhattan, New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Loops or Frames for Belts and the Like, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to an improved construction of loop or frame which may be used with belts and the like; and the object of my invention is to provide a loop which will have the characteristics of an ordinary leather or fabric loop and at the same time be rigid, so as to retain its shape and permit the ready passage of a strap.

My invention comprises a loop or ring having a metal stifliening part bent to the desired shape and inclosed by a leather or fabric covering, the ends of which covering are secured together by -a clip or staple whose ends pass through the cover and are bent or clenched on one side thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, wherein- Figure 1 is a detail view of a belt provided with my improved loop. Fig. 2 is a face view of the loop partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2. Fig. l is a section on the line l l in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a loop, and Figs. 6, 7, and S are details of stiffening-pieces and a clip or staple before being bent to shape.

Y Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in. the several views.

At 1 is indicated a metal strip that is inclosed by a leather or other fabric cover 2, the ends of which covering are secured together by a clip or staple-like member 3, whose ends are passed through the cover and bent or clenched on one side of the cover, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Said parts constitute generally my improved loop. As shown in Fig. 4, the loop-cover 2 is made of a strip of flexible material having its folded edges abutting and secured together by stitches 4, that cross from one edge of the cover' to the other, producing a tube-like cover in which the metal strip 1 is placed. As shown, the

cover 2 is longer than the strip 1, so that when the strip is within the cover the loop may be bent to the desired shape, and then the clip or staple 3 can be driven through the adjacent ends of the cover that project beyond the ends of the strip and be bent or clenched as in Fig. 3.

The loop is preferably formed by first covering a strip of metal with the material 2, then bending the cover and strip to the desired shape, bringing the ends of the strip near together, and. securing them by the clip or staple. Where the loop is relatively wide, two or more such clips or staples maybe used, as in Figs. 2 and l; but with a relatively narrow loop a single clip or staple may be used, as in Fig. 5. Fig. 6 shows the blank for the clips or staples 3 before it is bent, and Figs. 7

and 8 show the strips for the loops -of Figs. y

and 5.

My improved loop or frame may be used. on belts for retaining the free ends thereof adjacent to the buckle in well-known manner, as in Fig. 1.

lt will be understood that where the metal strip 1 is sufficiently stilf and strong and bent to shape, as shown, having the cover applied, the clip for securing the ends of the cover together may be dispensed with and the loop will retain its shape upon the belt by reason of the stiffness of the metal.

Having now described my invention, what l claim is 1. A loop or frame comprising a metal strip provided with a cover extending beyond the ends of said strip, and means for securing the extended ends of the cover together, substantially as described.

2. A loop or frame comprising a strip having a cover and both bent to shape, the edges of the cover abutting and secured together by stitches extending across between. the edges of the cover, and means for securing the adjacent ends of the cover together, substantially as described.

3. A loop or frame comprising a metal piece bent to shape and having a cover, the ends of the cover projecting beyond the ends of the metal piece and located adjacent to each other, and a clip having its prongs passpassing through the adjacent end portions of ing through said ends of the cover and bent the cover and bent or clenched, substantially 1o or clenched, substantialljyT as described. as described.

4. A loop or frame coinpl'isinCT a metal T 5 strip bent to shape and provided with a cover HEB RY J GAISMAN' Whose edges abut and are connected by l/Vitnesses: stitches extending across between the edges T. F. BOURNE,

of the cover, and a clip having its prongs M. HoLLINGsHEAD. 

